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Raman has a background in urban planning and has made transit a top issue during her campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
In 2023, the European Pulsar Timing Array and other research collaborations reported evidence of this background.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Zacharia's halting Tuesday press conference performance, combined with those questions about her legal background, essentially sealed her fate.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
This will allow your employees to respond to messages, answer questions, make decisions and solve problems without you hovering in the background.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
All were found to be fraudulent—tricks of costuming, light, accomplices, secret tools, background research, and lots of practice.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Only a quarter of students from low-income backgrounds go on to higher education in France, compared with nearly two thirds of pupils from privileged households, according to a 2023 government study.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
The North of England could be particularly hard hit as well as nations of the UK other than England and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, the letter argued.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
But with Xuan and Zhang controlling the firm that arranged the surrogate births, no one looked into their backgrounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
That said, I think it’s too easy to draw a straight line between your respective backgrounds and your reactions to the $3 million.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The women of Raskova’s regiments were from a wide range of educational and economic backgrounds.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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